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RESEARCH STUDY ON TRANSFORMATION IN LIVES AND LIVING SPACES OF RESIDENTS OF OCEANIAN SMALL ISLAND STATE

2011; Architectural Institute of Japan; Volume: 76; Issue: 663 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3130/aija.76.921

1881-8161

昭雄 畔柳,

Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration

The Republic of Kiribati is one of the small island states located in the Pacific Ocean and is directly and indirectly influenced by climatic changes. A rise in sea level is threatening to submerge Kiribati's land, which is formed of small, narrow atolls. In addition, other incidents such as shore erosion due to an increase in environmental pressure caused by the convergence of various anthropogenic influences have been fostering the awareness of such a crisis. The residents' lives are also gradually being subjected to environmental limitations. Traditionally, the dwelling lives of the people of Kiribati are supported by multiple houses that are constructed on the same property and that have an architectural space and form suitable for the local conditions. The climate change influences a spatial usage of people's lifestyle and house. Consequently, climatically suitable houses are transforming gradually. The maneaba, which is a meeting place symbolizing the social life of the people, is being used in various new ways due to changes in people's lifestyles.